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West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-07-15
commands respect?

commands respect?
The DEMOCRAT is in the hands OF
gentlemen who By birth, education
and association could not. afford,
even were they so inclined, to per-
vert the truth. twill be found, we
think, thst in every instance, those,
so diligeHt to publish falsehoods
about gentlemen who write for these
columns, are persons whose private
characters will not bear close inspec-
ton and whose standing with their
neighbors is not to be envied. The
more intelligent portion of the COM
munity cannot fail to distinguish
between a paper like the DEMOCRAT
and the papers which assail it.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-07-15
CONVICTED OF LYING.

The Hon. w. NJ. o. Dawson owns
and edits the Preston comfy Jour
nal. He has been a member of the
State Senate for certainly six years,
and, if we are not greatly mistaken.
for ten years. 1t was he who pro-
posed committee to investigate the
alleged bribery of lIinear Mr..
Dawson has been prominent before
the people of this State for long
time, and. whatever else may be said
of him. he has the reputation Of be,
ing truthful His neighbOrs, those
most likely to know whereof they
speak, tell us that when he makes
statement it is believed.
it will be recOllected that the ties
timOny. taken by the Mlnear inves-
tigating committee, was not, as is
usual in such cases, printed in the
Journal of the Legislature, but "A
copy OF it was ordered to be filed
with the Clerk Of the Senate" 1t
will also be recOllected that we com
mented, at the time, upon this very
unusual course, and suggested that
those who were responsible for it
must have had some motive for sup
pressing the usual official copy"
Mr.. Dawson was a member Of that
committee. and he furnished a copy
Of the testimony to his paper. We
took occasion u copy Reger'S testi-
mony as it was published in Mr..
Dawson's paper. 1t is possible to
raise only two questions: (I, Did
Mr.. Dawson make a TRUTHFUL re
port of Rogers testimony And
(2), Did we copy that testimony as
it is printed in the Preston County
.JougpGl3 In order that there may
Oe no mistake about this matter, we
now repnblish what was printed in
our issue for Jaly LIST;
shelton Roger testified;
1 copied the ScOfeld letter at Mi
near's house after he had gone to
bed and took the copy to McGraw.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-07-15
TAXES.

TAXES.
The Western Union Telegraph
Company has heretofore paid taxes
in this city on $500 of personal prop
erty. Manager Tracy made the same
return this year as last, and explains
by saying, the company paid State
and county tax of per cent. on its
gross income Wheeling Inteth-
geRcer.
In 1884, this company reported its
"gross income" for the WHOLE State,
at only $500. There was noreturn
in 1885. In 1886 the return was
made for two years at $6,55C. We
have not the slightest doubt, this is
not one sixth part Of its gross in
come. The idea of this corporation
only paying $40 tax on its earnings
in West Va, is simply ridiculous.
Express companies are taxed on
their gross incomes, the same as tel
egraphs. Adams Express Company
reported its gross income for 1886 at
$1O.762.50 and for 1887 at $6,421.
We have no information what re-
turns, if any, are made by the B. d.
o. Express Company or the B. IL o.
Telegraph Company. No return
whatever is made to the assessor in
this county by any express company
or by any telegraph company.
1t will be noticed, the Intelligencer
reports Manager Tracy as saying
that his Company "paid a State and
COUNTY tax of 2 per cent. on its gross
income" We venture to say, if in
vestigation be made, it will be found
that no such tax is paid to the
COUNTY. 1t is not paid in Jeffer-
son.
When it is proposed t. amend the
assessment law, so as to reach tax
dodgers hue and cry is raised. If
corporations like the telegraph and
express companies were forced to
obey the tax laws and if those laws
were amended so as to reach the
property which now escapes, the TAX
rate would not be one half of what
it is. Recollect q man worth only
5000 is taxed on the average with
even-eighths of the value of his
property, while man worth, in notes
and bonds, $4,000 is taxed, on an
average, with less than three Fights
of the value of his property.
There is Il corporation in this
town whose personal property, if
owned by an individual, would be
assessed at, certainly, $4,000; under
the law the assessor could not place
on his book one single dollar, and
this company goes scott-free of any
tax for 1887.
We insist that the Democratic
party dominates for State offices and
for the Legislature men who are sim
cerely in favor of equal and uniform
taxation. But there is school of
politicians who say, Tin private;
they dare not do so in public,) that
We should exempt commercial prop
erty in order to encourage and foster
capital. In other words, we are to
increase the profits of capital by
putting all the tax on labor and ag-
riculture. These gentlemen, In prl'
vate conversation, make no scruple
to say that to carry out this policy
they must ''fool the farmers and la
boring class" Their plan is, to
nominate for Governor some stool
pigeon, and to exclude from the Leg
islature every man who understands
the subject and is able to explain it.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-07-15

1t is passing strange, that in all
this newspaper clamor against the
DEMOCRAT, no one has ever dared
dissent from a single proposition
advanced by us. They dare not take
issue with us on any proposition, be-
cause they well know that the body
of the people endorse everything we
have said.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-07-15

The Catholic Neps of the 10th
prints notice by Archbishop Cor
rigan announcing that DR.. McGlynn
has been accommodated. The
ground, as alleged, is that the priest
disobeyed the command given JAN
uary 18th, and subsequently failed
to present himself in Rome "within
forty days. The McGlynn meetings,
since this notice, have been larger
than ever.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-07-15

A sincere conviction of duty has
led DR.. McGlynn to brave the ter
rors of the major accommodation.
But, after all shall be over, he will
probably beconvinced that he might
have served the cause of the people
better by remaining in his own place
as the beloved priest of a prosperous
parish.-Phildd. Record.
As we understand the case, DIR.
McGlynn was given the alternative
either to renounce political convic-
ton or be accommodated. He
could not renounce his conviction
and Rome expelled him from her
church. AS we understand the case
it was this: the archbishop exercis
ing authority in this free country,
claims right to prohibit priest
from advocating q particular econom-
ic proposition ;the Archbishop claims
right to say that priest shall not
argue in favor of the George Land
Theory. The question was, not
whether priest may make political
speeches, but whether he may advo-
cate doctrine which, in the opinion
of the Archbishop, is an unsound
doctrine? If the church forbids her
priests to make political speeches,
so far so good; but iSthe priest may
speak on public questions, then the
church in Rome, $4,000 miles dis
tant, must not dictate the political
opinions of an American citizen. In
the words of O'Connel,-"all our re-
ligion from Rome, but none Of our
politics" This must be the view
of every intelligent American Cath
Ollie. The contrary, subverts the
fundamentals of our system. Those
as much opposed as the archbishop
to the George Land Theory, are will
ling for it to be discussed. Public
discussion is the American way Of
checking the spread of wrong doc
trines. The proposition that Rome
may excommunicate because an
American citizen expresses partic-
rlar political opinion, shocks our in
stincts far more than the views ad.
vanced by Mr.. George. The propo-
sition that railroads shall make the
rate as high as the traffic will BEAR"
is, to us, us monstrous a doctrine as
the theory offered by Mr.. George.
Shall one priest be exalted because
he advocates the railroad view anu
another priest communicated be-
cause he argues against it?
The question is, not whether the
George theory be rect:-the pre-
else question is, whether Rome shall
dictate the political opinions of a
native born American priest? If
this question be submitted to pop
ular vote, it will be decided against
Rome by thousand ballots to one.
This is the view If every intelligent
Catholic with whom we have con-
suited.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-07-15
THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE
BILL.

Senator Culiom, speaking to the
Illinois Grain Merchants Associa-
ton recently, said:
He had remained silent in regard
to the law until the commission had
got fairly started in the performance
of its duties. Such progress had
been made under it now rs to justify
an expression of opinion, and he
thought it safe to say that the first
result was to place all men more
nearly on equality with respect to
advantages in the shipments Of
their products. The law marked
the beginning of new era in rail
road administration, and is the ac-
tual elimination of long struggle
for supremacy between the people
and the combined power of the rail
way corporations. 1t was a DECLARE
ton by Congress of its power over
the subject, and Of its determination
that these privileged corporations
should be conducted in the interest
Of the people.
"Thc act will not be repealed"
said he, "and il any persons or cor
porations imagine it will, they may
as well dismiss that expectation.
Its substantial provisions have come
to stay, because the people will find
out, if they have not already, that
they were in the interest of the gen
eral welfare"
He said it was common to hear
the provisions of the law called
bungling and ambiguous. $50 far
as my observation goes" said he,
"those who are attacking the law
and seeking to overthrow it, are the
persons who profess to find difficulty
in understanding its meaning. 1t is
in their way They want to get rid
of it. The true ground of objection
on the part of such critics is to be
found in the purposes and not in the
alleged ambiguity of the law. The
fact is that there is nothing new or
startling in its provisions. Similar
provisions are found in the consti-
tutions and statutes of many Of the
States, and in the laws Of other
countries. Much of the language
used in the most important sections
has a settled meaning, having been
judicious)y construed in this coun-
try or in England, and this is spe-
cially true of some Of the phrases
which have been generally attacked
as meaningless and ambiguous"
The requirements of the law that all
charges shall be reasonable and that
there shall be no unjust discriniina-
ton or unreasonable advantage or
preference in favor of any place, he
declared, had been shown by the
character of the complaints against
the enforcement of the act to be alb
solutely demanded.
In reference to that long and
short-haul clause he said: "For
many years the railroads of the
country have 50 absolutely control
led our interstate commerce that we
have no means of knowing what are
the natural channels of traffic, or
what would be the effect Of the nat
ural laws of trade upon many at
least of the present commercial CEN
tiers. What critics call natural cen
tiers were created by railroad favorit-
ism, which has diverted trade from
its natural channels into artificial
ones at the expense of less favored
loco 1itiao ,,
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-07-15
PURE BLUE WINDSOR PLASTER,
State of West Virginia.

Jefferson County, to-wit:
In the Clerks Office Of the Circuit Court.
To the Creditors Of W. Helm, deceased:
IN pursuance OF decree of the circuit
Il Court OF the county OF Jeffei son made
In cause therein pending, to subject
the real estate Of the said NJ. Helm to
the payment Of his debts, you are re-
quired to present your claims against
the estate OF the said NJ. Helm for adiu-
dicatlon TO Forrest w. own, Commits
sioner, at his Office In the said county,
on or before the
IND DAY OF SEPTEMBER. 1887. .
Witness: T. w. Latimer, Clerk of said
Court, this 5th day of July, 1887.
T. w. LATIMER,
julys-6t. Clerk.
Democrat Fee, SEQ.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-07-15

We occasionally meet with men so
lost to shame and so callous to dis
grace that they cannot comprehend
why any one should value his perso-
nal honor higher than he values
money.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-07-15

Senator Sommerville, of: Brooke
county, who was so jealous for the
reelection of Mr.. Camden, has
moved to Wheeling, and has been
appointed local attorney for the
Ohio River Railroad and for the P.
c. and st. L.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-07-15

If we would aid those who mis-
lead opinion to plumber the public
the DEMOCRAT would be held up as
a model to be copied.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-07-15

1t does not disparage man to be
lied about by newspapers, but to be
convicted of deliberate falsehood
ruins him in public estimation.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-07-15

Offer for the Fall Trade their old
brands, which always speak for them
selves, and have held their own for so
many years that no certificates are ne
cessary. They are
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-07-15
THE VALLEY
COMpN'Y.

COL. r. PRESTON CHEW, President.
DIR. WI LrPPITT, Superintendent,
IL. c. WASHINGTON, Secretary,
RoBT. CHEW, General Agent.
Charlestown, Jefferson County, West
Virginia.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-07-15

tee of Detail" of which Mr.. Morris
was not member. The committee
reported to the convention their
draft, which was debated, and with
out material alteration, accepted.
Then it was, that COMMITTEE on
Style and Arrangement was APP
pointed, consisting of .fce members,
of whom Mr.. Morris was one. To
this committee was intrusted pure
" clerical, rhetorical, and method
cal duty, and Mr.. Morris can no
more be said to have drafted the
constitution" of the United States,
than the proof reader who finally
corrected the type setter.
So much for Mr.. Morris; now for
Mr.. Hamilton. We admire both his
genius and his patriotism, and ac-
knowledge that after the framing
and PRONUNCIATION of the constitu-
ton, he contributed much, through
the Federalist, to its exposition and
adoption But although originally
member of the convention, he soon
abandoned it's deliberations in dis
gust at it's utter rejection of his
semi-monarchical ideas. In truth.
both Hamilton and Morris were
mOndrchists at heart, and had no
confidence in the stability of a pure
Democracy. Both of them desired
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1887-12-01
Whisky ! Bloodshed Death !!

Jelico is a little ttwn on the State line
between Tennessee and Kentucky and is
the center of a large mining district.
Every payday brings to son miners
family sorrow, suffering or death, when
it should bring only the means of com.
fort and happiness.
Saturday the 10Th was monthly pay.
day. By Sunday the miners were fired
by poisonous whisky and the legal efforts
to preserve peace and order added the
most tragic chapter TO the already bloody
history of the town. Four men were
killed and many manned for life. This
was no war of races, as has been reported,
but another chapter to be added to the
awful history of King Alcohol's bloody
reign. "How long, o Lord, how long?' p
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1887-12-01
Money to be Made.

1t is said that dull times are not known
by the agents for the publishing house of
George Stinson & Co., of Portland Maine.
The reason of this exceptional success is
found in the fact that they always give
the public that which is keenly appreci-
ated and at prices that all can afford.
At present we understand, their agents
ale doing wonderfully well on several
new lines. They need many more agents
in all parts of the country. Those who
need profitable work should apply at
once. Women do as well as men. Ey.
perience is not necessary, for Messrs.
StinsOn & Co., undertake to show all who
are willing to work, not hard but earnest.
ly, the path to large success. 1t should be
remembered that an agent can do a hand
some business without being away from
home over night. Another advantage
it costs nothing to give the business a
trial, and an agent can devote all his time,
or only his spare moments to it. Stinson
II Co. guarantee grand success to all who
engage and follow simple and plain di-
r%ections that they give. We have not
space to explain al here, but full par.
ticulars will be sent free to those who al
dress the firm; their full address is given
above.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1887-12-01
Johnson City Comet.

Johnson City Comet.
johnson City is TO have a new furniture
factory. The Austin building has been
purchased for the purpose and machinery
and engine ordered.
The Johnson City Brick Manufacturing
Company have ordered one of the latest
improved brick machines and a 60 horse
power engine and will begin making
brick on a large scale as soon in the
spring as possible.
Mr.. F. A. Stratton has ordered the
machinery for a new planning mill. He
is having his building framed at Roam
Mountain and will erect it on the land he
recently purchased from the Hoss boys,
near the tannery, at an early day.
1t is generally understood that the
Magnetic Street Railway Company, COM
posed of Messrs. Robert Burrow, S. II.
Ponder, j. F. Crumley, H. r. Kenyon
and Jno. W. Boring, has secured the ex-
elusive right of way to johnson City for
a street railway.
Mr.. II. Slater, representing a company
of English capitalists was in the city a
few days this week looking out a loca-
ton for a wooden mill. He was so we'll
pleased with Johnson City he contracted
conditionally for four acres of land. If
they locate here they will operate on a
large scale and will employ from 300 to
800 operatives.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1887-12-01
Miss Frances E. Willard.

This lady is the president of the Ma.
tional W. c. 7, U. and is, without doubt,
the foremost woman in America. For
the last ten years she has devoted herself
to the cause Of temperance. Prior to
that she was an educator of great sue
cess and brilliancy. She is a person Of
fine appearance, high culture, Christian
attainments. She is a born organizer and
none can doubt who know her what she
has and is accomplishing. During the
last ten years she has sometimes kept ten
secretaries at work. Some of those years
she has Travelled 30, 900 miles, writing on
the cars nearly all her speeches, and arti.
Giles for the press. She has visited every
town in the United States of 10, 900 popu.
lation and most of those with only 5000,
organizing branches of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union. For ten
years she has delivered, on an average,
an address a day,
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1887-12-01

MICHIGAN, Oregon, Tennessee and Tex
as have just said that they don't want any
prohibition tinkering with their ~constitu.
tions. The only hope for the Prohibi-
tionists lies in State taxation, high or low,
as the people may decide, and local op.
ton as the prevailing sense of communi-
ties may dictate. Why do temperance
people longer lend themselves to cranks,
ambitious and dishonest politicians, and
other leaders of that stripe, when they see
that dragging their cause into the arena
of party politics is destroying its moral
power by arraying against it not only
public prejudice but public practical
sense? Political Prohibition is bound to
go 10 the wall, 1t gains a brief victory
here and there to encourage its support
ers, but they are only calculated to make
its ultimate defeat the more crushing.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1887-12-01
Card of Thanks,

MIR. EDIToR.-Permit us through your
columns to return sincere thanks to
the citizens of Jonesboro, for their great
kindness in our recent trouble, and es.
pecially for their prompt and energetic
efforts to a " II household goods from
the flames. We would also return ia
our colored friends, men and women, our
best thanks for their services to save our
goods, and also for watching and taking
care of them after the fire until we could
get them removed.
ANN E. SPARKS,
S. NJ. SPARKS,
l.. b. STEPHENSON,
w. IL. STEPHENSON.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1887-12-01

You are feeling depressed, your appe'
petite is poor, you are bothered with
Headache, you are figity, nervous, and
generally out of sorts, and want to brace
up. Brace up, but not with stimulents,
spring medicines, or bittcrs, which have
for their basis very cheap, bad whisky,
and which stimulate you for an hour,
and then leave you in worse condition
than before. What you want is an all
terative that will purify your blood,
start healthy action of the Liver and
Kidneys, restore your vitality, and give
renewed health and strength. Such a
medicine you will find in Electric Bitters,
and only so cents a bottle at J. J. Hunts
Drug Store. 3
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1887-12-01
go CALMLY, YOU CAN'T WIN
BY FORCING"
Mrs. Margaret Clark's Advice to Lottery
Players-SheWon SIC, 900,

'SIncc you will buckle fortune on my back,
To bear her burden whe'r / will or no,
| must have patience to endure the load"
These meaning lines of Shakespeare
came wildly to the mind of the reporter
of the Picayun6, who called Thursday
noon at the office of the Louisiana State
Lottery Company and was introduced to
Margaret Breen, wife of Thomas Clark.
The lady who is a native of Ireland,
county Fermanagh, was accompanied by
her husband. They held in their pos
session one tenth of ticket number 7 ,411,
which at the last drawing of the lottery
became entitled to the prize of $3.50, 900.
1t was in 1859 that the couple were
married. They have lived happily to
gether and have a family of six children,
all of whom are full grown. Clark, who
has been a boss slater by trade for thirty
n years, pursued the duties of his calling
and Mrs. Clark attended to the affairs of
the household, Both parents have been
heavy players in the lottery.
The husband on the other hand, has
also been an ardent player and has only
been successful once, drawing a prize Of
$3.50. Mrs. Clark's advice to her hus-
band has always been: go calmly; you
can't win by forcing"
Speaking of the monthly drawings,
Mrs. Clark stated hat the ticket with
which she had just drawn the capital
prize was the tenth Of the kind that she
had ever purchased.
When the good woman was handed a
check for $4,000 on the New Orleans
National Bank she calmly took it, pro.
ceeded to the bank and deposited it for
her account.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark, whohave hitherto
beeni n ordinary circumstances, say they
will continue working but not trouble
themselves to any extent. They are,
however, proud of their success, but do
not believe in the saying: Every mar is
the maker of his own fortune, and must
be, in some measure, the trumpet of his
fame."-NeC Orleans (La.) Picdyune,
Nov. 70, 1887.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1887-12-01

A permanent exhibit of the mineral and
timber wealth of East Tennessee will here.
after be found at Knoxville. A room has
been rented for that purpose, the rental
dating from Dec. list, and a committee of
the Chamber of Commerce has been APP
pointed to have the management of the
exhibit. Persons having specimens which
they wish to display should send them to
Capt. John NJ. Brooks, secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce, Knoxville.